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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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